CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County, Santa Barbara County
Thursday, March 15, 2012 ͠ 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Our Watersheds and Climate Change (Facilitated Discussion)
· Where are we most vulnerable to climate change? What are the most significant impacts?
· What strategies can we adopt to mitigate our contributions to climate change?
· What strategies can we adopt to adapt to the impacts of climate change?
· Is climate change a “game changer” for water planning? What are the challenges?
State of California: Department of Water Resources, Southern Region Office
California, Water and Climate Change: Overview of Climate Change and IRWMP Planning Processes
Lauma Jurkevics, Climate Change Specialist, California Department of Water Resources (Southern Region)
Southern Central California: Climate Change, Water and Adaptation
Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County - Lynn Rodriguez and Ann Hewitt
California Coastal Conservancy – Bob Thiel, Project Manager
Santa Barbara County IRWM Group – Kathy Caldwell, Sr. Project Manager, RMC Water and Environment
Upper Santa Clara River IRWM Group – Meredith Clement, Water Resources project Manager, Kennedy/Jenks
Calleguas Municipal Water District – Henry Graumlich, Manager of Strategic Planning
Questions and Answers
Conclusions
Panel conclusions—Links
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/resources.cfm
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/CCHandbook.cfm
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/tools.cfm
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/links.cfm
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/video.cfm
http://www.youtube.com/user/calwater?blend=3&ob=5
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/docs/CC%20Vulnerabilities%20Chart%20w%20schematic%20on%20back%2011X17%201-21-11.pdf
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/CAP.cfm
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/docs/DWR_CCCStudy_FinalReport_Dec23.pdf
http://www.water.ca.gov/floodmgmt/hafoo/csc/
http://wwwcimis.water.ca.gov/cimis/welcome.jsp
http://baydeltaoffice.water.ca.gov/swpreliability/
http://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/Index.aspx
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/docs/SLR_GuidanceDocument_SAT_Responses.pdf Interim Guidance on Sea Level Rise
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/video.cfm DWR Climate Change Video Shown at March 15th Workshop: 22 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/user/calwater?blend=3&ob=5 Shorter Version of Video Shown at March 15th Workshop (12 minute version). Scroll down to "A Climate of Change"
http://www.water.ca.gov/climatechange/events.cfm Two recent DWR climate change workshops held in Alhambra and West Sacramento now have the presentation slides on the web embedded in the agendas
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CCDPHP/Documents/CAPS_and_Health_Published3-22-12.pdf
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CLIMATE CHANGE LINKS:
http://training.fws.gov/CSP/Resources/climate_change/home.html
http://training.fws.gov/CSP/Resources/climate_change/safeguarding_bc.html
http://training.fws.gov/CSP/Resources/climate_change/webinar_info/pdfs/presentation/localizing_climate_projections.pdf
Wrap-up – Lynn Rodriguez and Ann Hewitt
